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Chalk Dell

5 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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51.75961, -0.39002

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route

Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route

Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

St Albans Green RingCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,166 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,166 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Rook +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GadwallMareca strepera
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,166 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Rook +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GadwallMareca strepera
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rob Hinkley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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